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Op Bolk in Rijkevorsel eert een monument de zevenkoppige bemanning van Halifax II JD363 van 429 Squadron. Tijdens de nacht van 22 op 23 oktober 1943 stuurde Bomber Command 569 bommenwerpers naar Kassel, 43 toestellen werden neergehaald. Drie bommenwerpers zijn toen neergestort in de Kempen (Zundert, Retie en Rijkevorsel).
Bij de crash in Rijkevorsel kwamen alle bemanningsleden om het leven: F/S G.W. Howard RCAF, Sgt A.H. Denton, F/O A.E. Beyak RCAF, P/O A. Chorneyko RCAF, Sgt G.C. King, Sgt C.C. Smith RCAF, Sgt R.M. Fournier RCAF. De omgekomen bemanningsleden kregen een laatste rustplaats op het Schoonselhof.
Het monument staat bij een kapel nabij de crashsite.
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Google translation:
At Bolk in Rijkevorsel, a monument honors the seven-man crew of Halifax II JD363 of 429 Squadron. During the night of October 22-23, 1943, Bomber Command sent 569 bombers to Kassel, 43 were shot down. Three bombers then crashed in the Kempen (Zundert, Retie and Rijkevorsel).
All crew members were killed in the crash in Rijkevorsel: F/S G.W. Howard RCAF, Sgt A.H. Denton, F/O A.E. Beyak RCAF, P/O A. Chorneyko RCAF, Sgt G.C. King, Sgt C.C. Smith RCAF, Sgt R.M. Fournier RCAF. The killed crew members were given a final resting place at the Schoonselhof.
The memorial stands at a chapel near the crash site.
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Property Permission: Private Website for Waymark: [Web Link] Location of waymark: Junction: Bolk - Papenvoort Rijkevorsel, Antwerpen Belgium Commemoration: honoring Date of Dedication: Not listed Access instructions: Not listed Access times: Not listed

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